2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Pennsylvania House District 170
Pennsylvania House of Representatives · Pennsylvania
Brendan Boyle (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Matt Taubenberger (R) by 18.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Brendan BoyleDemocrat · winner
59.2%15,865
Matt TaubenbergerRepublican
40.8%10,931
26,796 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET